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• rock-and-roll
  rock-and-roll

  noun

  a variant of rock-'n'-roll.
• rock and roll
  rock and roll

rock-and-roll

American  

[rok-uhn-rohl] / ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /

noun

1. a variant of rock-'n'-roll.

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rock and roll British  

noun

1. 1. a type of pop music originating in the 1950s as a blend of rhythm and blues and country and western. It is generally based upon the twelve-bar blues, the first and third beats in each bar being heavily accented

   2. ( as modifier )

      the rock-and-roll era

2. dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat

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verb

1. (intr) to perform this dance

Other Word Forms

• rock and roller
  noun

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Example Sentences

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In the music video for the title track the singer introduced a tougher rock-and-roll image as he played guitar while clad in aviator sunglasses, ripped blue jeans and the leather La Rocka jacket.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

“It was 24 hours a day of worrying, trying to keep the creeps away. Fame and money in rock-and-roll — it’s all a very dangerous area to live in.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025

Billy Mack’s rock-and-roll career continues to persevere following the release of his charity single.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2023

“I somehow knew we’d make a rock-and-roll king-and-queen combo,” he wrote of his marriage to Linda, “even if the roles were a little confused.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023

She put on sweatpants and a sweat shirt and went downstairs to the kitchen and flipped on the radio and tuned it to a rock-and-roll station and popped a Diet Coke.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

"We've always known that black people were essential to the creation of rock and roll," Phillips said.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

But I stayed sharp and I stayed touring and I stayed hungry to put on good shows, so that is just the continuing evolution of my love for rock and roll.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Where the first wave of bands that emerged from downtown were more traditionally rock and roll and melodic, No Wave was the louder, darker, discordant underbelly and the logical next step.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026

The Boys Of Dungeon Lane will be the star's 19th solo album, in a recording career that spans 63 years and changed the sound of rock and roll forever.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

But instead of rock and roll, what I heard on the radio was a steady beep-beep-beep sound.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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